Why does it need to repeatedly do the digital audio conversion, exactly? Why not have it read the disc at actual full CD-ROM reading speed and do multiple exact audio copies for comparison if people are so worried about the ridiculous fidelity of a digital source?

The 8x interpolation feature is great for getting rid of those digital artefacts THAT ARE PRODUCED WELL ABOVE THE HIGHWAY FREQUENCY HUMANS CAN PERCEIVE AND WHICH ARE FILTERED OUT BY THE LOW PASS BEHAVIOUR OF YOUR SPEAKERS ANYWAY.

styckx:Who cares about Linux running it? What's the point except flaunting "Linux".. Linux runs embedded in a variety of shiat and has for a long ass time.. Why suddenly now it is a buzzword technology?

It boils down to your average consumer still having almost no clue that anything exists aside from the mac/MS rivalry..

styckx:Who cares about Linux running it? What's the point except flaunting "Linux".. Linux runs embedded in a variety of shiat and has for a long ass time.. Why suddenly now it is a buzzword technology?

Because the nitwits who chase status objects salivate over what is obscure to them, and while they've heard of PC and Mac, this Linux stuff is for the hardcore nerd snobs, therefore more appealing to their snob-centric worldview.

This is basically my retirement plan. I'm going to just get a bunch of rocks and spraypaint them all orange. Then I'm going to have some "expert" come out and write articles in a bunch of music blogs. He'll write something like, "place a GreenAdder-brand orange rock on top of each piece of equipment. It gets rid of audio thetans."

Since audiophiles will pretty much buy anything as long as it's expensive and has a bunch of woo attached to it, I should have a few million dollars in no time.

Just as my orange rock supply is getting depleted, I'll pay my "expert" to reach out to the blogs again. "Orange rocks are still worthwhile," he'll write, "but the new GreenAdder-brand red pinecones are the newest in warding off equalization chupacabras."

elvisaintdead:$3 bil and still doesn't come appointed with whale foreskin interior

Innespace Seabreacher Y submarine, $100,000If you can actually go jumping out of the water like that without destroying it, it may be well worth the $100,000. That looks like a lot of fun. At least until something bigger decides to bite it.

Just get a decent audio interface for your computer, ferchrissake. Something like an Audioengine D1, or if you need inputs as well, a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. You then have $4300 to divvy up for your speakers, headphones, music collection, room treatments, booze, hookers, etc.

Even if my main desktop runs Linux (and my file server runs a Solaris descendant), I still have an XP box for entertainment purposes (games and music) with Foobar2000 handling the music playback, and an E-MU 0404 USB driving Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro/80 phones. Musical bliss and it didn't cost $4500.

GreenAdder:This is basically my retirement plan. I'm going to just get a bunch of rocks and spraypaint them all orange. Then I'm going to have some "expert" come out and write articles in a bunch of music blogs. He'll write something like, "place a GreenAdder-brand orange rock on top of each piece of equipment. It gets rid of audio thetans."

Since audiophiles will pretty much buy anything as long as it's expensive and has a bunch of woo attached to it, I should have a few million dollars in no time.

Just as my orange rock supply is getting depleted, I'll pay my "expert" to reach out to the blogs again. "Orange rocks are still worthwhile," he'll write, "but the new GreenAdder-brand red pinecones are the newest in warding off equalization chupacabras."

GreenAdder:This is basically my retirement plan. I'm going to just get a bunch of rocks and spraypaint them all orange. Then I'm going to have some "expert" come out and write articles in a bunch of music blogs. He'll write something like, "place a GreenAdder-brand orange rock on top of each piece of equipment. It gets rid of audio thetans."

Since audiophiles will pretty much buy anything as long as it's expensive and has a bunch of woo attached to it, I should have a few million dollars in no time.

Just as my orange rock supply is getting depleted, I'll pay my "expert" to reach out to the blogs again. "Orange rocks are still worthwhile," he'll write, "but the new GreenAdder-brand red pinecones are the newest in warding off equalization chupacabras."

You joke, but have you heard of Brilliant Pebbles? Look up Shakti Stones, the Clever Little Clock and Mpingo Discs, while you're at it.

I'll out myself as an audiophile here. But I DIY my stuff and believe in science.

This CD player is ridiculous. All those "advantages" are beyond the limits of human hearing. A $29 DVD player from Wal-Mart will sound the same (assuming they're level-matched).

For a source, rip everything and use something like an AppleTV to stream it to a DAC connected to your stereo. Most DACs are fine, even the cheap ones. That's a solved engineering problem. So are amplifiers. Well-made inexpensive solid state is fine.

However, you want to put some money into good speakers. They've really improved over the past 10-15 years thanks to advanced computer modeling. If someone wants to look at the state-of-the-art, check out Linkwitz' new LX521. Not cheap, but anyone with a moderate salary can afford them. They're better than the five and six-figure stuff, too. Those are mostly audio jewelry.

GreenAdder:This is basically my retirement plan. I'm going to just get a bunch of rocks and spraypaint them all orange. Then I'm going to have some "expert" come out and write articles in a bunch of music blogs. He'll write something like, "place a GreenAdder-brand orange rock on top of each piece of equipment. It gets rid of audio thetans."

Since audiophiles will pretty much buy anything as long as it's expensive and has a bunch of woo attached to it, I should have a few million dollars in no time.

Just as my orange rock supply is getting depleted, I'll pay my "expert" to reach out to the blogs again. "Orange rocks are still worthwhile," he'll write, "but the new GreenAdder-brand red pinecones are the newest in warding off equalization chupacabras."

You're really going to be pissed off when Monster patents orange rocks on Monday.

As for TFA, I suspect if you look up "audiophile" in a modern dictionary there'll be a link to "There's one born every minute". :)

L.D. Ablo:If someone wants to look at the state-of-the-art, check out Linkwitz' new LX521. Not cheap, but anyone with a moderate salary can afford them. They're better than the five and six-figure stuff, too.

Pretty interesting. I assume these are all DIY kits? I see driver sets for sale, but nothing with crossovers.